I just took possession of a BlackBerry 8830 on Verizon Wireless. Installed BlackBerry Desktop Manager 4.2.2 and successfully synced using the USB cable. I'd like to use Bluetooth to sync, but the option to "Enable Bluetooth support" is grayed out and therefore not selectable.

I called Verizon Wireless and the tech stated that VZW does not support this feature but I could go to the manufacturers site to get more info. I took this to mean that a non-crippled version of the Desktop Manager could be downloaded from RIM. Downloaded 4.2.2 from RIM but the result is the same. Is it the BB 8830 itself that has been crippled or the DT software? Is there a way to synchronize using Bluetooth with the 8830 on the VZW network?

In order to use Bluetooth with the Desktop Manager you need to use Microsoft's Bluetooth Stack as opposed to the Bluetooth drivers that came with your device. Desktop Manager only works with the Microsoft native Bluetooth drivers.

How do I do this, you may ask. I was in the same situation when I purchased my Bluetooth adapter that did not have native Windows drivers. I found this great site that helped me out:

In order to use Bluetooth with the Desktop Manager you need to use Microsoft's Bluetooth Stack as opposed to the Bluetooth drivers that came with your device. Desktop Manager only works with the Microsoft native Bluetooth drivers.

How do I do this, you may ask. I was in the same situation when I purchased my Bluetooth adapter that did not have native Windows drivers. I found this great site that helped me out: